How can people tell someone they don’t belong? There are many generic labels like geek, jock, drama queen, etc. But what if you don’t fit into one of these labels?  There are certain people that society accepts as “normal”.  What if you are a straight A student who is the captain of the soccer team?  What if you are gay? Society says they are so accepting but many people aren’t. People are still homophobic, xenophobic, and too many more to list. People are afraid of what they don’t understand.

The place where much of this starts is high school and then it translate into narrow-minded views when they become adults. Everyone is obsessed at what others think and what their label is, but people aren’t that simple. One label can’t define a person. There is so much more to a person then being a geek or a drama queen. Maybe “the geek” is a gifted photographer or maybe “the drama queen” loves to volunteer at humanitarian organizations. I can’t understand why society can expect people to be able to define themselves in one word, one label.  No one, no matter how simple, can be explained by a label, but society still forces us to. When people ask you what you’re like most people give you one word. If you ask me I give you a whole list. Anyone else could too, but no one does.
So the question remains if everyone is that complex why doesn’t society recognize that? Why do people constantly need to define you as one thing? Why is everyone obsessed with what they are defined as? Why can’t people understand how complex others are?
My advice is who cares what others oversimplify you as. You know who you are; you know how complex and wonderful you are. Just be the intricate you and stun society with how amazingly dynamic you are.